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rick santorum is fighting back against both of them and enjoying the spotlight. and newt gingrich has said he will go negative on mitt romney. and what that tells us, time to go negative because that's the way they go. >> he he had he had am unit and won't fire it. >> and rick perry and michelle bachmann are waiting until south carolina where the evangelical christians give them a push. >> do you want to go out on a limb for tomorrow? >> you want me to make a pronouncement? i think mitt romney has been his to lose. even if he is not the first place, he is in the discussion. if this were a basketball team, he's like you keep them on the floor, they will eventually beat you. i think santorum could win if voters in iowa default to the social conservative. if mitt romney -- he will have a better chance in south carolina. they don't like that he's lds but still might vote for him. >> dana, thank you, gentlemen. >>> police in washington state have found the body of the gunman who they believe murdered a ranger at mt. rainier park. the body of iraq war veteran was found
rick santorum is fighting back against both of them and enjoying the spotlight. and newt gingrich has said he will go negative on mitt romney. and what that tells us, time to go negative because that's the way they go. >> he he had he had am unit and won't fire it. >> and rick perry and michelle bachmann are waiting until south carolina where the evangelical christians give them a push. >> do you want to go out on a limb for tomorrow? >> you want me to make a...
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the best beneficiary of yesterday's vote has to be rick santorum. not only is his campaign alive again, he also picked up a million dollars overnight in small contributions. reporting live in manchester, i'm randall pinkston. allen? >> randall, there is this kind of interesting back story behind the mccain endorsement. >> reporter: yes, certainly is. as you may recall, four years ago, john mccain was running against mitt romney. they were bitter rivals. rick santorum supported romney saying he didn't want mccain to become president. today, mccain endorsed romney. i suppose could you say it was a bit of payback. >> we know what they say about payback. randall pinkston in new hampshire. have a good night. it up very much. >>> well, the president also hit the campaign trail today visiting the key swing state of ohio. mr. obama is trying to sell his economic recovery plan to voters and congress. >> more money spent by more americans means more businesses hiring more workers. and so when i -- when congress returns, i'm going to urge them to extend this t
the best beneficiary of yesterday's vote has to be rick santorum. not only is his campaign alive again, he also picked up a million dollars overnight in small contributions. reporting live in manchester, i'm randall pinkston. allen? >> randall, there is this kind of interesting back story behind the mccain endorsement. >> reporter: yes, certainly is. as you may recall, four years ago, john mccain was running against mitt romney. they were bitter rivals. rick santorum supported...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney retains a slight edge here but ron paul and rick santorum are right behind him. analysts say the pressure is on romney. >> mitt romney basically today has to do well or win. >> reporter: he may be facing an uphill battle. romney struggled to win over evangelicals and conservatives. next is new hampshire where expectations are high for romney, then he goes to south carolina and florida where support will probably flag. a republican chair says it could be a dogfight. >> if you find a different winner south carolina than you did in florida, than did you in new hampshire, then candidates are going to have to take a longer view and it becomes a marathon. >> in a math scenario, california could be relevant because the race will extend. >> reporter: california is already a minimum wage political player but republicans typically come here for money, not votes. that could change this season. >> if we have a fight to the finish, through march and april, then they have to turn their eyes on california and all of its delegates. >> reporter: 173 delegates to be exact. a
. >> reporter: mitt romney retains a slight edge here but ron paul and rick santorum are right behind him. analysts say the pressure is on romney. >> mitt romney basically today has to do well or win. >> reporter: he may be facing an uphill battle. romney struggled to win over evangelicals and conservatives. next is new hampshire where expectations are high for romney, then he goes to south carolina and florida where support will probably flag. a republican chair says it could...
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. >> reporter: it's now a fight between newt gingrich and rick santorum for south carolina's social conservative voters. santorum was here in mount pleasant rallying supporters, who say they like his chances in saturday's primary. >> if they look at the issues and decide for themselves, i would think more people would choose rick santorum than anyone else. >> reporter: today santorum got word that he actually finished on top in iowa besting mitt romney in the caucuses by 34 votes. and the front-runner is watching his challengers close the gap in south carolina. a new poll from the american research group shows romney neck and neck with gingrich with only one more day to turn the tide of momentum. danielle nottingham, cbs news, charleston, south carolina. >>> it just keeps getting worse for the captain in that cruise ship disaster. there is word that the captain may have ordered dinner for himself and a guest even as the crisis was unfolding. new recordings indicate his crew seemed to think they were dealing with a power outage after the ship an aground. anna matranga reports. . >> reporter: the
. >> reporter: it's now a fight between newt gingrich and rick santorum for south carolina's social conservative voters. santorum was here in mount pleasant rallying supporters, who say they like his chances in saturday's primary. >> if they look at the issues and decide for themselves, i would think more people would choose rick santorum than anyone else. >> reporter: today santorum got word that he actually finished on top in iowa besting mitt romney in the caucuses by 34...
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rick perry and rick santorum are hoping to play to their conservative base here. perry skipped new hampshire coming to south carolina early hoping to jump-start some momentum in the state that has a history of picking winners. >> you win in south carolina and traditionally you are the republican nominee. >> reporter: wesley donahue is a republican political consultant who worked on mitt romney's 2008 campaign. he says south carolina republicans thought romney was too liberal then. today, their priorities are different. >> this time around we just want to see someone that can beat barack obama. so i don't think you have to be the most conservative but you still have to be conservative. >> newt gingrich said if romney wins, it's over. do you agree? >> reporter: for perry and the other candidates, the stakes in south carolina are high. randall pinkston, cbs news. >>> keep jobs in america rather than sending them overseas. that's president obama's pitch to executives and ceos. >> we're also going to put forward new tax proposals that reward companies that choose to br
rick perry and rick santorum are hoping to play to their conservative base here. perry skipped new hampshire coming to south carolina early hoping to jump-start some momentum in the state that has a history of picking winners. >> you win in south carolina and traditionally you are the republican nominee. >> reporter: wesley donahue is a republican political consultant who worked on mitt romney's 2008 campaign. he says south carolina republicans thought romney was too liberal then....
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rick santorum and newt gingrich did not farewell in new hampshire but are poised for better results in the more conservative south. voters are also looking ahead to the general election. exit polls in new hampshire show the most important issue is the economy. six in ten say it's the top issue. even though jon huntsman finished in third tonight, he says he is still heading to south carolina. all of the candidates plan to campaign there tomorrow. live in manchester, new hampshire, danielle nottingham. now back to you, allen. >> danielle, is it clearly defined where romney's support is coming from, which bloc of voters it is? is it the ultraconservatives or moderates? >> reporter: the moderates and conservatives helped him win tonight. also, voters who are looking for a candidate who could beat president obama. that was most important to the voters that supported mitt romney. >> his making history with this win, winning iowa and new hampshire back to back, never been done before, how much stock should voters put in that from here on out? >> reporter: well, it's something that has never h
rick santorum and newt gingrich did not farewell in new hampshire but are poised for better results in the more conservative south. voters are also looking ahead to the general election. exit polls in new hampshire show the most important issue is the economy. six in ten say it's the top issue. even though jon huntsman finished in third tonight, he says he is still heading to south carolina. all of the candidates plan to campaign there tomorrow. live in manchester, new hampshire, danielle...
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santorum and rick perry dropped out. >> if conservatives come together, we beat romney decisively. if conservatives are split he might squeak through with a plurality. >> reporter: but santorum says he has a better shot than the former house speaker. >> the arrogance of speecher gingrich to suggest that i don't have the experience to run a campaign to win a national campaign, i finished tied for first in iowa. he finished fourth! >> reporter: rick perry says he is not going anywhere either. they meet again thursday for a final debate before the south carolina primaries. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington, d.c. >>> well, talk about putting your foot in your mouth or maybe in this case your football. vice president joe biden mixed up teams in san francisco. he proclaimed the giants are going all the way. he quickly clarified that well, he was thinking san francisco giants. but he meant to say the 49ers who face the new york giants in the nfc championship on sunday. >>> well, he is one of the highest paid state employees in california. a prison doctor with a bad track record. he is
santorum and rick perry dropped out. >> if conservatives come together, we beat romney decisively. if conservatives are split he might squeak through with a plurality. >> reporter: but santorum says he has a better shot than the former house speaker. >> the arrogance of speecher gingrich to suggest that i don't have the experience to run a campaign to win a national campaign, i finished tied for first in iowa. he finished fourth! >> reporter: rick perry says he is not...
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. >> rick santorum jumped 4% in south carolina into second place. former house speaker newt gingrich got knocked down to third. >>> it appears joran van der sloot may plead guilty in connection with the death of a peruvian woman. today a court in peru granted the dutch citizen a five-day delay to decide how to plead. he says he is ready to confess to that woman's 2010 death but he doesn't accept the aggravated murder charges. van der sloot is also the prime suspect of american natalee holloway in aruba arrested twice in connection with that case but never charge. >>> bags of rotting trash and drugs scattered around a home? police say two young children were forced to live in those conditions. a routine welfare check of the home in sonora in tuolumne county shocked the officers. investigators found spoiled food, piles of garbage, raw sewage and drugs in the home. the worst part? an 8-year-old girl and 4-month- old baby were living there with their fathers. neighbors are in disbelief. >> it's horrible. i would have called cps myself if i knew what was
. >> rick santorum jumped 4% in south carolina into second place. former house speaker newt gingrich got knocked down to third. >>> it appears joran van der sloot may plead guilty in connection with the death of a peruvian woman. today a court in peru granted the dutch citizen a five-day delay to decide how to plead. he says he is ready to confess to that woman's 2010 death but he doesn't accept the aggravated murder charges. van der sloot is also the prime suspect of american...
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rick santorum is well behind at 14%. >>> after two wins in iowa and in new hampshire, opponents are scrambling to slow romney's momentum. the gop candidates are all stumping in south carolina now. romney says he is aware of the negative ads about his stand on social issues and when he was the head of the equity firm bain capital. >> mitt romney and bain capital were involved with what i call vulture capitalism. >> i understand that there are some attack ads coming my way that question that. and obviously, it's important for me to remind that i'm pro- life. >> former house speaker newt gingrich says that he plans to highlight romney's views on abortion, gun control and same- sex marriage. some republican voters fear though that the attacks on romney are dividing the party. >>> well, here we go again. today president obama sent notice to congress. he intends to raise the debt ceiling by more than a trillion dollars. if coming does not pass an objection within the next 15 days, the country's borrowing limit would be raised to $16.4 trillion. any attempt to block the increase is expected to fail.
rick santorum is well behind at 14%. >>> after two wins in iowa and in new hampshire, opponents are scrambling to slow romney's momentum. the gop candidates are all stumping in south carolina now. romney says he is aware of the negative ads about his stand on social issues and when he was the head of the equity firm bain capital. >> mitt romney and bain capital were involved with what i call vulture capitalism. >> i understand that there are some attack ads coming my way...
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. >> reporter: but newt gingrich says conservatives who pick rick perry or rick santorum are wasting their vote. he says he is the best choice to take on president obama. on the campaign trail in florence, the former speaker had some tough words for the president. >> i don't want to bloody his nose. i want to knock him out. >> reporter: a new south carolina poll shows gingrich running second to rom any. ron paul the candidate closest to romney in the last contest hopes to gain ground after picking up endorsements from four state senators. the candidates have a few more days to make their closing arguments. south carolina voters head to the polls saturday. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> as you just heard, romney's personal income taxes have become the talk of the campaign trail. and today he admitted that he pays less than half the 35% rate of the nation's top wage earners. >> it's probably closer to the 15% rate than anything because my last 10 years i've -- uhm.... did uhm.... -- my income comes overwhelmly from investments made in the past rather than ordinary
. >> reporter: but newt gingrich says conservatives who pick rick perry or rick santorum are wasting their vote. he says he is the best choice to take on president obama. on the campaign trail in florence, the former speaker had some tough words for the president. >> i don't want to bloody his nose. i want to knock him out. >> reporter: a new south carolina poll shows gingrich running second to rom any. ron paul the candidate closest to romney in the last contest hopes to gain...
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. >> reporter: rick santorum continues to push himself as the only candidate for conservative voters arguing romney and gingrich supported healthcare plans that resembled president obama's. >> once they have your health they have your pocketbook and everything with it. and we are no longer free. >> reporter: the four candidates have just hours left to sway voters. a poll says half are undecided. danielle nottingham, cbs 5, charleston, south carolina. >>> joining us now cbs 5 political analyst joe tuman. thanks for being here. all of a sudden the nomination process gets turned on its ear. we have santorum claims victory in iowa, perry drops out, newt gingrich turns his ex-wife's statement into a positive for him. is this now romney's to lose? >> i think it's always been mitt romney's to lose in the sense that he is ahead but there was a chance he was going to lose especially in a state -- a southern state like south carolina where evangelical christian voters question his mormon faith. he was always going to be walking on glass with those people. the critical thing i think of the stor
. >> reporter: rick santorum continues to push himself as the only candidate for conservative voters arguing romney and gingrich supported healthcare plans that resembled president obama's. >> once they have your health they have your pocketbook and everything with it. and we are no longer free. >> reporter: the four candidates have just hours left to sway voters. a poll says half are undecided. danielle nottingham, cbs 5, charleston, south carolina. >>> joining us...
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rick santorum gotten doored from evangelical leaders while romney was endorsed by the latest dropout in the race. manuel gallegus has the story. >>> reporter: jon huntsman's bid for the white house is over. >> i offer my heartfelt thanks. today our campaign for the presidency ends, but our campaign to build a better and more trustworthy america continues. >> reporter: huntsman now supports mitt romney calling him the candidate best equipped to beat president obama. that's not what he said last week. >> you have a candidate who talks about enjoyment of firing people, who talks about pink slips, who makes comments that seem to be so detached from the problems that americans are facing today, that makes you pretty much unelectable. >> reporter: now huntsman is urging the remaining candidates to stop attack each other in negative ads like this one from newt gingrich targeting romney. >> he'll say anything to win. >> reporter: the candidates and political action committees have spent more than $11 million on tv ads just in south carolina, more than any other gop primary contest. polls sho
rick santorum gotten doored from evangelical leaders while romney was endorsed by the latest dropout in the race. manuel gallegus has the story. >>> reporter: jon huntsman's bid for the white house is over. >> i offer my heartfelt thanks. today our campaign for the presidency ends, but our campaign to build a better and more trustworthy america continues. >> reporter: huntsman now supports mitt romney calling him the candidate best equipped to beat president obama. that's...